Winery CottaneraBarbazzale Rosso
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nerello Mascalese.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Barbazzale Rosso from the Winery Cottanera
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barbazzale Rosso of Winery Cottanera in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barbazzale Rosso of Winery Cottanera in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of butter, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Barbazzale Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbazzale Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Barbazzale Rosso
The Barbazzale Rosso of Winery Cottanera matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms or dad's lamb mouse.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cottanera's Barbazzale Rosso.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
Elegant, taut reds with a pale ruby colour (often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo), fine tannins and high acidity, on aromas of red cherry, raspberry, Mediterranean herbs, dried flowers, spices, graphite and volcanic mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Etna Rosso DOC, thriving on the black lava flows of the north and east contrade. Also in Faro DOC. Native Sicilian high-altitude grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbazzale Rosso from Winery Cottanera are 2011, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Cottanera
The Winery Cottanera is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Etna to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Etna
Sicilian DOC on the volcano's flanks (400-1,000 m), the first DOC of Sicily (1968). Signature Nerello Mascalese (80% min. in red): fine, taut reds with signature notes of tangy cherry, wild strawberry, dried herbs, volcanic smoke, sweet spices and saline minerality, tight tannins and a cutting freshness - compared to Burgundian Pinot Noir. Carricante (60% min.
The wine region of Sicily
Major qualitative renewal. Sunny, expressive reds: fleshy, spicy Nero d'Avola (black cherry, blackberry, liquorice), fine, mineral Nerello Mascalese on Etna (recalls Pinot Noir), light, crisp Frappato in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG. Lively, saline whites: Catarratto, fat, iodised Grillo, taut Carricante, floral Inzolia. Amber, walnutty fortified Marsala.
The word of the wine: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
